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Re: So....

Wow I can't believe that was front page news-worthy on Yahoo. NOTHING happened! Little scrums like that happen in a lot of games and don't make front page news. I can't help but suspect this news-worthiness has something to do with the Brawl. I'm suprised the headline wasn't:

Re: So....

Wow I can't believe that was front page news-worthy on Yahoo. NOTHING happened! Little scrums like that happen in a lot of games and don't make front page news. I can't help but suspect this news-worthiness has something to do with the Brawl. I'm suprised the headline wasn't:

Infamous Brawl Team Almost Starts Another

Even though I've been one of the most brawl-sensitive guys on PD, I think that is not the case here. The headline and focus are all on Sanders and the Bucks, the Pacers are almost mentioned as an afterthought.

I just like that "fake toughness" is no longer thrown around by anyone in the media about the Pacers.

BillS

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

Re: So....

Even though I've been one of the most brawl-sensitive guys on PD, I think that is not the case here. The headline and focus are all on Sanders and the Bucks, the Pacers are almost mentioned as an afterthought.

I just like that "fake toughness" is no longer thrown around by anyone in the media about the Pacers.

I agree the article was pretty reasonable. Though the author couldn't resist at least mentioning (and linking to) the brawl. I'm more interested in why Yahoo chose that article for their front page for all news stories though, not just sports news. Maybe it was just a slow news day.

Re: So....

Even though I've been one of the most brawl-sensitive guys on PD, I think that is not the case here. The headline and focus are all on Sanders and the Bucks, the Pacers are almost mentioned as an afterthought.

I just like that "fake toughness" is no longer thrown around by anyone in the media about the Pacers.

And yahoo's front page isn't like the others. It has 60 stories right now that could pop up as the front page headline. Some are serious, but many are pretty inconsequential. And the sports stories they generate tend to be especially silly. They had the fight and the quotes so they put it up. Plus the article itself was negative towards the Bucks/positive towards the Pacers.

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